Hardhead catfish
The hardhead catfish is a sea catfish that lives in shallow coastal waters of the northwest Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. It has sharp spines on its fins that can be venomous, so it is one to admire from a distance. Male hardhead catfish also carry their eggs in their mouths until they hatch.1

Sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu no
- Often dirty grey on top with white underneath.1
- Four barbels (whisker-like feelers) under the chin and two more at the corners of the mouth.1
- A hard, bony plate between the eyes and the dorsal fin.1
- Sharp, barbed, slime-covered spines on the dorsal and pectoral fins. The dorsal spine stands upright when the fish is excited.1
- Typically 25 to 30 cm long, and elongated in shape.1
Wɔtaa fa no sɛ: The gafftopsail catfish looks very similar. The difference is that its dorsal and pectoral spines have a fleshy extension, like the fore-and-aft topsail of a ship.1
Bɔre ahoɔden
Nsɔe a ano yɛ nnam na ɛkura bɔre no. Sɛ wotiatia so anaa wosɔ mu a, ɛyɛ yaw.
Ne asiane ma nnipa te sɛn?
Asiane ma nnipa: Ɛyɛ yawƐtumi yɛ yaw paa, nanso ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ asiane kɛseɛ da.No bite or death figures are given. Anglers generally avoid catching it because of the risk from handling the fish and its spines, and because its flesh tastes fishy compared with popular game fish.1
Ɛyɛ dɛn bere a ehu aka no?
When it feels threatened or excited, its dorsal spine stands upright, and its sharp, slime-covered spines are its main defence.1
Sɛ ne nsɔe hyɛ wo mu a
- Fa kuro no hyɛ nsuo hyew mu, ɛnyɛ hyew sene deɛ onipa no betumi agyina a ɛnhye no (fa wo ankasa wo nsa sɔ hwɛ), simma 30 kɔsi 90. Hwehwɛ dɔkota mmoa, titiriw ma stonefish ne stingray.
Di kan frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911). Yei yɛ mmoa a ɛdi kan ho akwankyerɛ, ɛnyɛ dɔkota afotuo. Mmoa a ɛdi kan ho nsɛm titiriw
Hwɛ wo ho so
- Mfa wo nsa nka wiram aboa biara, nkyere no na mfa no nni agorɔ, sɛ ɔyɛ ketewa mpo, na sɛ ɛte sɛ ɔrededa anaa wawu mpo a.
- Ma no kwan. Sɛ wohyia baako a, ma wo bo nnwo, san w'akyi brɛoo na ma ɔnkɔ ne kwan.
- Sɛ ne nsɔe hyɛ wo mu a: ma wo bo nnwo, tena dinn, frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911) anaa kɔ ayaresabea ntɛm. Kae sɛdeɛ na ɛte, mfonini bɛboa.
Ɛnhwehwɛ wo sɛ ɛbɛpira wo. Ɛde ne bɔre kyere aduane anaa ɛbɔ ne ho ban, na ɛpɛ sɛ ɛhinta sene biribiara. Nsɛm pii fa ahobammɔ ho
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ne tenten te sɛ kwadu 4 a wɔde to ntoatoasoɔ mu
ne mu duru bɛyɛ sɛ fie agyinamoa
ɛbɛtumi aguare aguare tare kɛseɛ tenten (50 m) wɔ anibu 30 muHardhead catfish kɛseɛ te sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?
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Male hardhead catfish are paternal mouthbrooders: they keep the eggs and young in their mouths, and do not feed while doing so.1
Some researchers suggest they may use low-frequency sounds to detect and avoid close obstacles, which is an unusual ability for a fish.1
They can make sounds by vibrating thin bones near the swim bladder, and by grinding their throat teeth or rubbing their pectoral spines. These sounds appear to be a fright response.1
Hardhead catfish respond to chemical alarm signals released by injured members of their own species, with their activity increasing right after the signal. They are the first marine catfish found to show this type of alarm reaction.1
They can live for over 24 years.1
Ma bɔre ho animdefoɔ
- Nyansahu din
- Ariopsis felis
- Kuo
- Apataa a wɔwɔ bɔre
- Abusua
- Ariidae2
- Nhyehyɛeɛ (Order)
- Siluriformes
- Asaase akɛseɛ
- Atlantic Po, Mexico Ɛpo Ano, Caribbean Po, Po akɛseɛ
- Mmofra nketewa
- The male carries the eggs in his mouth until they hatch, which takes roughly 8 to 11 weeks in total. Females have 20 to 65 eggs per spawning.1
- Mfeɛ a ɔtena ase
- bɛyɛ mfeɛ 241
- Asiane ma nnipa
- 2 / 5: Ɛyɛ yaw3
Baabi a nsɛm no fi
- Hardhead catfish (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Ariopsis felis (iNaturalist): din ne nkyekyɛmu.
- Venom Wiki: asiane gyinabea, kɛseɛ a ɛtaa yɛ ne ntɛm susuo no yɛ yɛn ankasa deɛ. Hwɛ sɛdeɛ yɛbu no: Sɛdeɛ yɛkyerɛ asiane gyinabea.
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